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Berry Pickers Walk Out, Boycott
As the work watches the fast food workers protest their detestable conditions, Pickers at Sakuma Brothers Farms north of Seattle have walked off the berry fields twice and launched …
Trade & Investment Rules Facilitating What, for Whom?
Vijay Prashad: “People who own things have disproportionate economic power in society. We've made it impossible to create economic power for workers.”
Wall Street Journal Considers Zero Prosecutions of Banks Excessive
The department of Justice claims they are cracking down on bank fraud but they are mostly imposing fines and targeting small fish.
Counterinsurgency Has Been Calamitous Doctrine for US
Col. Gian Gentile talks with Truthout about the myths surrounding the United States' reliance on a failed counterinsurgency policy.
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A Safe Place for Bees: Will US Follow Europe in Banning Hive-Killing Pesticides?
Worldwide bee population decline has motivated recent action by governments and activists. On April 29, the European Union announced a two-year suspension of three neonicotinoid insecticides, or
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Eco-Groups Challenge Obama Administration Over GMO Farming in National Wildlife Refuges
Mike Ludwig: This is the fifth lawsuit of its kind.
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Fighting Back Against Predatory Lenders Is a Struggle for Justice
In “A Dream Foreclosed,” Laura Gottesdiener looks at the decimating impact of the loss of houses, property and community caused by the foreclosure crisis.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: We May Be Only Days Away From Launching an Attack on Syria, and More
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. In today's On the News segment: Military action in Syria seems all but certain, and …
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“They Fear Us Because We Are Fearless”: Reclaiming Indigenous Lands and Strength in Honduras
Multinational corporations are moving into Central America to exploit gold and other minerals, rivers, forests, and agricultural lands. One area of high interest in the corporate feeding frenzy is …
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National Disgrace
We know our readers are those kind of people, too: people who see past borders, who recognize the shared humanity of all your global neighbors. Will you make a …